In addition to the frustrations of dealing with the difficult, sometimes inscrutable behaviors of a child with ADHD, I know it can be hard to watch your child struggle with behaviors they can’t always control, and cope with the anxiety and self-doubt that so often accompany their challenges. The good news is, you aren’t helpless. There’s a lot parents can do to understand children with ADHD better and help them thrive, despite the different ways their minds works. And there is a lot of help out there for you along the way. These ADHD books for parents offer some great starting points. There is still a big gap in addressing ADHD diagnosis in minority populations. There is a significant shortage of ADHD books for parents written by or for people of color on this topic. To learn more about this glaring gap in diagnosis for minorities with ADHD, some great places to start are Race and ADHD: How People of Color get Left Behind, Culturally Competent Approaches to ADHD: Issues in African-American Populations, and “ADHD In Minority Youth: Are Misdiagnoses the New Norm?”
ADHD Books for Parents
Want even more ADHD books for parents? Learn even more in this longer list of books about ADHD! This book focuses on developing parenting techniques to foster better habits in your young child with ADHD, and build confidence that can set up your child not only to thrive in preschool, but throughout life. Such an approach can quite seriously change lives, and the books and tools that help parents, teachers and other key adults in a child’s life accomplish this are something I consider worth special priority. This book lays outs strategies for advocacy, support and resilience to help your teen through these years. If you have an ADHD girl, start with this book by experts who have also lived these challenges with their own ADHD children. (Pssst, yes, there is also a companion book about ADHD in boys by the same duo.)
